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AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Alabama rolling as it heads into Texas A&M showdownBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Alabama is reaching peak form just in time for its toughest test of the season.The top-ranked Crimson Tide dominated Tennessee 49-10 on Saturday to beat a ranked foe on the road...

AP Sports WriterClemson to play this weekend with storm battering coastlineBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson is moving forward with plans to host its scheduled football game on Saturday while Hurricane Florence wreaks havoc on the Carolinas' coastline with officials bracing for historic flooding and record-setting rainfall that...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 commish wants decision on expansion by end of summerBy STEPHEN HAWKINSIRVING, Texas (AP) Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says he's going to push conference leaders to make decisions one way or the other on the lingering issues of expansion, a football championship game and...

Central Michigan, San Diego State meet in New Mexico BowlBy The Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico Bowl: Central Michigan (8-5) vs. San Diego State (9-3), Dec. 21, 2 p.m. EST (ESPN)Line: San Diego State by 3 1/2Series Record: First meetingWHAT'S AT STAKESan Diego State is making a...

AP Sports WriterLate cousin inspires BYU running back Squally CanadaBy KAREEM COPELANDPROVO, Utah (AP) Squally Canada was ready to quit the BYU football team this spring after violence shook up his life.The junior running back couldn't hold off tears at Friday's media day as he spoke about a...

AP Sports WriterNo. 20 Washington St visits Houston in Air Raid reunionBy TIM BOOTHDana Holgorsen's first impression of Mike Leach dates all the way back to the early 1990s.Holgorsen was a wide receiver at tiny Iowa Wesleyan.His offensive coordinator?''I remember seeing that funny-looking guy with sweat pants, a sweat...

The Latest: Muschamp says this is his best Gamecocks teamHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):4:30 p.m.Will Muschamp believes this will be his best South Carolina team.If so, the Gamecocks might be able to reverse a trend of futility against ranked teams. Muschamp...

AP Sports WriterDuke's Mayonnaise new sponsor of Charlotte football gamesBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Duke’s Mayonnaise is the new title sponsor of the regular-season college football game and postseason bowl game played in Charlotte.Duke's Mayonnaise replaces Belk, whose contract ended last year.The Duke’s Mayo Classic will feature Notre...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Injured TSU player transferred to rehab centerBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Tennessee State football player Christion Abercrombie will continue his rehabilitation from a brain injury near his home outside Atlanta.The 20-year-old Abercrombie, from Smyrna, Georgia, was transferred on Wednesday from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville to...

AP Sports WriterHokies' defensive coordinator to step down after seasonBy HANK KURZ Jr.BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Bud Foster's long run on the sidelines at Virginia Tech is coming to an end.The 60-year-old defensive coordinator said this upcoming season will be his last as an assistant coach.Foster informed the team...

BYU is for real. Not surprised to see them moving up in the rankings. But Michigan is not a lay down. They have not gotten the respect this year they feel they deserve. It will be a battle but BYU will win by a TD. BYU +6.5 michigan

Clemson's Booth ejected for punching Louisville playerLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct after punching Louisville's Trennell Troutman as he lay on the ground late in the third quarter of the No. 3 Tigers' 45-10 Atlantic Coast Conference victory on Saturday.Clemson coach...